Safety key holder



1927. 7 Feb 22 4 R. E. DEACON' SAFETY KEY HOLDER Fil ed June 17, 1926 -INVENTOR M E. 6

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ATTORNEY tapering to the bottom as at 16.

Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES I 1,618,408 PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. BEACON, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SAFETY KEY nonnnn.

Applicationfiled June 17, 1926. Serial No. 116,584. 7

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in safety key holders providing means to be applied to the inner side of house and other doors for holding the key in the lock at right angles to the key slot when the lock bolt is thrown locking the door, preventing unauthorized tampering with the lock from the outside of the door by turning and pushing the key out of the lock and unlocking the lock with another key or other means. Another object is to provide a key holder readily adjustable to allow angles to the key slot with the key handle. held by the key holder, preventing the key from being pushed out or turned from the outside of the door. 7

Fig. 3 is a plan view with the door knobs and knob shaft removed showing the key and holder in the same position as in Fig. 2.

1 is a. side view of a bracket.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the key holder.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 indicates a port-ion of the inner side of a house door having an ordinary door lock 7 mounted therein at the door-edge 6 with a latch 8, throw'bolt 9, door knob 10 and keyhole 11. j

The key holder attachment, adapted to be mounted on the inner side 5 of the door 5, comprises a pair of spaced right and left hand supporting brackets 12 and 13 preferably of heavy sheet-metal having vertical walls 1 1 tapering to the top as at 15 and Spaced journal holes 17 and 18 are provided in walls 14. The top of the brackets 12 and 13 have inwardly bent supporting feet'19 with screw holes 20 and the lower ends of the brackets are provided with inwardly bent supporting feet 21 with screw holes 22.

The key holder has a pair of arms 23 and 24: extending oppositely from a yoke 25 having a slot 26 therein and an enlarged side 27 5 with a spaced folded portion 28.

As shown in Fig.1 the attachment brackets are equally spaced about the inner door knob 10 and secured to the door side 5 by screws 29 extending through holes 20 and 22 in feet 19 and 21 which are positioned to span the lock body 7. The arms 23 and 24 are slidably and rotatably journaled in bracket holes 17.

To insert the key in the lock, the holder is pushed to the right butting against bracket .13, positioning the slot 26 of yoke 25 opposite the keyhole 11 allowingthe key 30 to be inserted through the keyhole 11 into the lock 7 Upon turning the key, thereby throwing the bolt 9 and locking the door, the key handle 31 is held at right angles to the key slot 11 and the holder is turned horizontally and pushed to the left with the side 27 and folded portion 28 engaging the key handle 31 between. The yoke side 25' is allowed to butt against bracket 12.

- To release the key, the holder is pushed to the right disengaging the handle 30 allowing the key to be turned and withdrawn from the lock. r

The attachment is simple in construction,

easy to apply and may be economically manufactured.

VJhile I have shown and described one embodiment of the invention, obviously various changes in the details of construction may.

be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A keyholder comprising a pair of brackets adapted to be attached to the side of a door, and having bearing holes, and a holder having arms projectingginto said holes, the holder being -slidable and swingable between said brackets and having a folded portion betweenwhich the key handle may be engaged and held 2. A keyholder comprising a pair of brackets adapted to be attached to the side of a. door, and having bearing holes and a holder having arms projecting into said holes, the holder being slidable and swingable between said brackets and having a folded portion between which the key handle may be engaged and held, the holder having a slot thru which the key may be inserted into the key hole.

3. A keyholder comprising a pair of brackets adapted to be fastened to the side of a door at respectively opposite sides of a key hole fliereiin said brackets having bearing adapted to be positioned opposite the key holes therein, and :1 holder consisting of a hole when shifted. to another position and 1:0 1 piece of metal having arms slidable and engage the handle of: a key in the keyhole in swingable in the brackets, said piece of metal suoh latter position.

being located between the brackets and hzw- In testimony whereof, I (10 aflix my signaing a vertical slot adapted to be positioned tore.

opposite the key hole when shifted to one position, and also having a folded portion ROBERT E. DEACON. 

